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Tom Oates: Packers must address urgent need at wide receiver in NFL draft

In a way, the upcoming NFL draft sets up perfectly for the Green Bay Packers.

Third-year general manager Brian Gutekunst has enough pressing needs — wide receiver, inside linebacker, offensive tackle, defensive end — that he should find high-quality prospects at several of those positions early in the draft despite the Packers owning the 30th pick in every round.

Whatever happens in the seven-round draft, however, Gutekunst's haul will not be a success unless he emerges with the one thing the Packers desperately need if they hope to take the next step and reach the Super Bowl this season:

A playmaking wide receiver.